Iréne
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Iréne yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,541 |
| 2000 | 2,537 |
| 2001 | 2,526 |
| 2002 | 2,526 |
| 2003 | 2,553 |
| 2004 | 2,543 |
| 2005 | 2,509 |
| 2006 | 2,516 |
| 2007 | 2,505 |
| 2008 | 2,528 |
| 2009 | 2,523 |
| 2010 | 2,512 |
| 2011 | 2,492 |
| 2012 | 2,472 |
| 2013 | 2,464 |
| 2014 | 2,449 |
| 2015 | 2,437 |
| 2016 | 2,406 |
| 2017 | 2,388 |
| 2018 | 2,361 |
| 2019 | 2,338 |
| 2020 | 2,312 |
Iréne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Iréne.Hi! My name is Iréne.
- Iréne har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Iréne has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Iréne i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Iréne this afternoon.
- Irénes mamma är lärare.Iréne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Irénes mamma is Iréne's mum.
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Questions about Iréne
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How popular is Iréne in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Iréne in 2022. In 2020, 2,312 people in Sweden had Iréne as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.